I dont think ive ever seen my dog more freaked out than a few weeks ago when i huffed some helium from the last of my fiancees hospital balloons and started talking to her. Quizzical dog head tilt, growing look of concern, feeling in terror, hiding under the coffee table, trying to wedge herself under the couch to hide...

Cyno01:I dont think ive ever seen my dog more freaked out than a few weeks ago when i huffed some helium from the last of my fiancees hospital balloons and started talking to her. Quizzical dog head tilt, growing look of concern, feeling in terror, hiding under the coffee table, trying to wedge herself under the couch to hide...

Mylar balloons really are a big problem for high voltage power lines. Here in Los Angeles (and maybe in the entire state, i don't know), if you sell mylar balloons you're required to attach a weight to the end of the string so that it won't fly off on it's own. On two occasions over the years, I've seen police helicopters go after stray mylar balloons. They slowly come up beneath them and then pop them with a surprisingly loud boom.

hlehmann:Mylar balloons really are a big problem for high voltage power lines. Here in Los Angeles (and maybe in the entire state, i don't know), if you sell mylar balloons you're required to attach a weight to the end of the string so that it won't fly off on it's own. On two occasions over the years, I've seen police helicopters go after stray mylar balloons. They slowly come up beneath them and then pop them with a surprisingly loud boom.

Ok, there's a movie scene.

"pssht OK we're right under it, going to pop the thing with the blades, stand by"BOOOM (various whining machinery noises, copter starts spinning)"pshht OMG it was a bomb we're going down we're going..."(crunch, ball of fire)